PARR WINES - PHELAN FARMS

CAMBRIA, CENTRAL COAST, CALIFORNIA

Rajat Parr does not need much of an introduction. That is, unless you are new to Raj the farmer, the guardian of some remarkable acres a scant 3 miles from the Pacific Ocean in San Luis Obispo county. Armed with the conviction that the most fundamental part of winemaking takes place in the vineyard, he’s put his globe-trotting lifestyle on hold to put down roots here in Phelan Farm, located between the mountains and the Pacific, in the secluded town of Cambria, CA - just up the coast from where he'd been living in Santa Barbara. “I never knew Cambria existed until those at Phelan Farm, a boutique winery with a natural farming model whereby permaculture and biodynamics are paramount, had grapes to sell. When I visited the farm, it wasn’t what I thought! This is crazy so I asked the owners if they’d allow me to plant other varieties here. They said yes.” - RAJAT PARR. And so begins Raj’s vineyard project at Phelan Farm where among 12 leased acres he cultivates Poussard, Mondeuse, Gamay, Mencia, Trousseau, Savignin and others. Minimal intervention and maintaining the natural farming model are of utmost importance.